Festivals in North Rhine-Westphalia

From June 13 to 20, 2026, the Isselburg district of Werth will celebrate its 600th birthday as a town — exactly 600 years ago, on April 8, 1...

The Fettmarkt with Kirmes in Warendorf is one of the most traditional folk festivals in the Münsterland region. With over 365 years of histo...

On Friday, May 1st, 2026, the Gellep-Stratum fire brigade of the Krefeld Fire Department invites you to their May Festival and Open Day. 10...

From May 13 to 21, 2026, the Ruhr area will once again become the stage for one of the most important festivals for contemporary puppet thea...

From January 24 to February 1, 2026, the FigurentheaterWoche Gelsenkirchen opens its ninth edition at the Consol Theater. For eight days, ei...

Eight days of cinema, series, and top audiovisual formats: From October 29 to November 5, 2026, Cologne will be the stage for the 36th Film...

From September 23 to 27, 2026, the 2nd edition of Filmfest Aachen will take place at the Apollo Cinema on Pontstraße. Five festival days, 45...

Filmfest Düsseldorf is one of North Rhine-Westphalia's largest short film festivals and has been organized annually by students of Media and...

From early July to early September 2026, the sixth season of Filmnächte Dortmund runs – this time as "Kino am Hafen" (Cinema at the Harbour)...

On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Bergisch Gladbach Fire Brigade invites you to a grand family day at Diepeschrath Mill from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (...

On May 30 and 31, 2026, the LWL Open Air Museum Hagen invites you to the themed weekend "Fire, Water, Hammer Blow" — a lively reenactment of...

On Saturday, May 30, 2026, from 5 PM to 11 PM, the Rathausgarten Fischeln (Hafelsstraße 16) will transform into an open-air party zone. Fisc...

On Sunday, September 13, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, the Kölner Straße in Krefeld-Fischeln will become a car-free festival mile: Fischel...

From September 12th to 13th, 2026, the Sportfischerclub Bad Lippspringe e.V. (SFC) will celebrate its 25th Fischerfest at the historic castl...

From May 23rd to 25th, 2026 (Pentecost weekend), Linn Castle in Krefeld transforms into Germany's largest craft market. More than 300 crafts...

From September 18th to 21st, 2026, the town of Fröndenberg/Ruhr once again invites you to the traditional Fliegenkirmes in Himmelmannpark. A...

On Friday, May 29, 2026, Flo Rida will perform an open-air concert at SparkassenPark Mönchengladbach. Starts at 8:00 PM. The American rapper...

On Saturday, August 29, 2026, Steinheim in the Höxter district will transform into a small Scottish enclave: Folk for Friends — the Celtic O...